Remaining New Mexico State 2022-23 WAC Men’s Basketball Games Deemed Conference Forfeits
ARLINGTON, Texas – The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) has issued the following resolution after New Mexico State University officially suspended the remainder of its 2022-23 men’s basketball season on Feb. 12.
Each of the six remaining scheduled New Mexico State games against conference opponents, which included games at California Baptist (Feb. 11), versus and at Abilene Christian (Feb. 15 and March 1), versus UTRGV (Feb. 18), versus Grand Canyon (Feb. 22) and at Tarleton (March 6), have been deemed forfeits in regard to conference standings and seeding. The NCAA does not formally recognize forfeited games in this scenario as it pertains to one’s overall record during a season, but grants conferences the right to administer forfeits for in-conference competition only for the purpose of standings and seeding.
Each of the listed New Mexico State opponents have immediately received corresponding conference wins in the WAC standings and will be credited with the equivalent value of a home win for each remaining game against New Mexico State in the WAC Resume Seeding System.
“While there is no perfect solution to this unfortunate situation, I believe we landed in the right place,” WAC Commissioner Brian Thornton said. “I applaud our Athletic Directors for working collaboratively with our staff to reach this decision.
“We are in the midst of the best statistical season in the WAC’s history, and we wanted to create the most equitable solution that did not unfairly advantage or disadvantage institutions that lost opportunities to improve their standing. Ultimately, every institution will maintain the ability to control their destiny based on the results of their remaining conference contests.”
All 12 of the conference’s remaining men’s basketball programs will be seeded according to the WAC Resume Seeding System for the 2023 Hercules Tires WAC Basketball Tournament on March 6-11 in Las Vegas. The WAC’s regular-season champion will be determined by the top finisher based on league winning percentage according to the traditional conference standings.
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